Back in the warm confines of Maison du Pappers, ground some dark roast coffee, its brewing now, filling the kitchen with that wonderful aroma. Life is good. Two days of Maxwell House Instant and it feels like I just got out of prison.
I'm on my 2nd large cup of deliciousness this morning. Roasted the beans a few days ago, oils are starting to show on the surface of the beans.
I used this clever dripper gadget for steeping the grounds. 4 minutes and into the cup. It's such a satisfying, smooth cup of coffee with tons of nutty flavor and no acrid bitterness. I could sip this all day.
Cool dripper. Do you use a filter in that?
So if you guys had to recommend one way to make coffee, which would it be? I have an espresso machine, a French press and an Aeropress, which is still on the way, but any secrets I'm missing?
So if you guys had to recommend one way to make coffee, which would it be? I have an espresso machine, a French press and an Aeropress, which is still on the way, but any secrets I'm missing?
The Aeropress is the most forgiving brewer Ive ever used. It not fussy about grind consistency or brew temp. I like to use the inverted method with a total of 2 minutes brew time. 14g grams coffee and top off aeropress - steep 2 minutes.
I like to get my Hario vac-pots out every so often but I don't like cleaning the cloth filters and the process is kinda involved.
French Press is my favorite brewing method and I own or have owned mostly everything that has hit the market.
Ok, so maybe I need a burr grinder to tell a difference but I always prefer my cuisinart drip machine over my French press. Tried all different grinds and coffees but the French press always has too much sediment in the cup. Either that or I need remedial French press training.
I don't see the Indian Peaberry kick I've been on going away anytime soon either. I've gone through about 10 pounds now and it always hits all the right buttons. Used 1/2lb in a 5 gal batch of 12%abv RIS that also had cacao nibs soaked in bourbon and it was by far the best beer I've ever made.
So if you guys had to recommend one way to make coffee, which would it be? I have an espresso machine, a French press and an Aeropress, which is still on the way, but any secrets I'm missing?
My baby girl and wife came home from the hospital yesterday afternoon and this first night has been long. Needless to say say, I will be drinking A LOT of coffee today.
Some locally roasted beans here in Germany are making great espresso.
Well, enjoy that cup and congrats!
My first cup of coffee EVER was when the nurses in the hospital offered me one while waiting for my first son to make an appearance. I drank a few that night, and never stopped.
My baby girl and wife came home from the hospital yesterday afternoon and this first night has been long. Needless to say say, I will be drinking A LOT of coffee today.
Some locally roasted beans here in Germany are making great espresso.
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Hello my fellow coffee addicts!
I've been interested for awhile to do this coffee roasting thing, so i put it on my christmas list... santa came through! with a popcorn roaster! which i wanted... so this works!
But the "Wrong" coffee roaster was purchased. While it worked, it still hit 2nd crack in under 4 minutes... the coffee was drinkable, but meh at best.
So instead of trying to return it or getting a different popcorn roaster i spent the next day or two reading on the interwebs... low and behold, there was a solution to this with the same exact issues i had with the same roaster... TOO DAMN HOT!
So, people were using a 4/3" all aluminum reducer and a 3cup flour sifter and calling it good! (incase anything got too hot, you could pull it away from the heat source a bit to keep things climbing, but slower...)
this worked!
However, i wasn't a fan of the amount of chaff i was getting... so my mind kicked in and designed mark1 chaff collector... a dollar tree cake pan, $4 ikea strainer and a $4 4" all aluminum duct from home depot (cut with my angle grinder)
Thought i would say HELLO! and start up some nonsence here as well!
here is my roaster in all it's glory! future mods are planned, but it's roasting VERY well already
My baby girl and wife came home from the hospital yesterday afternoon and this first night has been long. Needless to say say, I will be drinking A LOT of coffee today.
Some locally roasted beans here in Germany are making great espresso.
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That thing at the top collects the chaff? That's pretty cool.
I set my roasted beans on a fan and the fan blows the chaff away. The pan is full of holes. Maybe I should post some more pics.
I'm sitting here drinking my home roasted at this moment.
Congratulations!
congrats!
My baby girl and wife came home from the hospital yesterday afternoon and this first night has been long. Needless to say say, I will be drinking A LOT of coffee today.
Some locally roasted beans here in Germany are making great espresso.
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My baby girl and wife came home from the hospital yesterday afternoon and this first night has been long. Needless to say say, I will be drinking A LOT of coffee today.
Some locally roasted beans here in Germany are making great espresso.
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Thanks Rekoob, Hoppy and Bensiff.
Luckily, I got my Aeropress holiday gift set today from Seattle Coffee Gear which included 2 Bodum double walled mugs and a pound of Velton's Twilight Blend.
So, I just use a little extra of the hot water from making the baby's bottle in the Aeropress for my cup. That thing is awesome. And the Twilight Blend is delicious.
Sorry forgot that info: Behmor 1600 Plus, P2.
^i advised people to get a variac to run their behmor off of a long time ago. Stack it with a kill-a-watt and your results will get better and more consistent
Boiling water to sterilize? I told my mom and wife Id use starsan to sanitize the bottles. They went ballistic, apparently only boiling water works in their minds eye.
The kill-a-watt tells you what your line voltage is.
A variac controls current and is adjustable by turning a knob.
Plug the KAW into the variac - then you can read the KAW and adjust the line voltage to your roaster.
This works amazingly well.
BTW - 14 minutes to 1C is baked not roasted. You'd be surprised what you can get out of your coffee with a proper profile.
The kill-a-watt tells you what your line voltage is.
A variac controls current and is adjustable by turning a knob.
Plug the KAW into the variac - then you can read the KAW and adjust the line voltage to your roaster.
This works amazingly well.
BTW - 14 minutes to 1C is baked not roasted. You'd be surprised what you can get out of your coffee with a proper profile.
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